2.8 turbo

Does anyone know of any other larger radiators?

I used what I could to help prevent any potential issues considering its 700hp with a big intercooler and addtional oil cooler stuck in the front. Besides the recent leak I havnt had any cooling issues at least.
 
Short of getting one custom fabbed I'm not sure - I opted for the mishi as it was larger capacity too, otherwise I would have gone for one of the chinese ebay ones.
May be worth getting yours repaired if they dont honor the warranty?
I had a Forge mortorsport one back in the day for my Ibiza Cupra, took it to a local firm that tig repaired it for me, then Forge told me they would have just replaced it for me.
 
Their terms have small charges for handling plus shipping for items over two years old. That with taxes comes to 55 pounds for a replacement delivered to my home. I'm to dispose of the old one and they don't want it back.

Will go with that for now and hopefully have better luck.
 
That's not too bad I suppose - I guess you could have the old one welded and keep as a spare.

Out of curiosity - how old was the one that failed?
 
About two and a half years. Been in the car just over two. The leak is tiny and it's taken me a few months to find it.
 
I have had a Mishimoto radiator on for 14 years and there has been a small leak for ages. I looked at a warranty claim but they needed original receipt and that is long gone in my case. I did look at alternatives and struggled. Buying an identical replacement seemed too big a risk considering they are expensive and same fate could happen. As temporary fix I tried radweld and that stopped the leak straight away. It's been OK now for 2-years so happy days Im sticking with it until the day it goes pop.
 
deano1712 said:
I have had a Mishimoto radiator on for 14 years and there has been a small leak for ages. I looked at a warranty claim but they needed original receipt and that is long gone in my case. I did look at alternatives and struggled. Buying an identical replacement seemed too big a risk considering they are expensive and same fate could happen. As temporary fix I tried radweld and that stopped the leak straight away. It's been OK now for 2-years so happy days Im sticking with it until the day it goes pop.
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I purchased through their eBay site so the details were in their history. Otherwise they would have been long gone.

I thought about sealant but a bit nervous about it going everywhere else unless it was a must. The leak is tiny and I just noticed a small blue mark on the garage floor. Header tank hardly goes down.

The replacement rad showed up so I will probably swap it next week. Then save the old one in the box for a rainy day. One plus is the packing and box are super nice.
 
Replacement radiator fitted and there is no longer a small leak on the floor in the morning. It is a bigger radiator and nice size but the build quality sucks.
 
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General maintenance today. Changed the front lower control arms with Meyle HD ones. Glad I did as when I removed the old ones I found both the outer ball joints at the struts shot. Not horrible but a noticable amount of play in them. Inners were fine.

Have to get a 46mm socket from work tomorrow so I can change the wheel bearings while I am at it. After that the entire front has pretty much been replaced or refreshed in the last two years so I'm good for another 20.
 
If you are doing the front bearings Delk ideal time to replace the back plates as well as require bearing removed to replace.
Stephen.
 
Stevo7682 said:
If you are doing the front bearings Delk ideal time to replace the back plates as well as require bearing removed to replace.
Stephen.
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My front back plates are not bad surprisingly enough. They have also been trimmed a little to fit the Porsche brake calipers so I am going to keep them for now.
 
Changed the rear Michelin PS2s for new PS4s. The old ones were well past their sell by date, hard as stones and showing cracks. The new ones are so much more sticky and the car is back to its usual antics.

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